{"product_id":"the-secret-history-of-christmas-baking-recipes-stories-from-tomb-offerings-to-gingerbread-boys","title":"The Secret History of Christmas Baking: Recipes \u0026 Stories from Tomb Offerings to Gingerbread Boys","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With equal parts sugar, spice, humor, and heart, Linda Raedisch takes us on a rollicking adventure through the surprising (and at times surprisingly dark!) histories behind our favorite holiday treats (and ones we'd never heard of but now can't wait to try!), then lays out easy-to-follow steps to make and decorate them. Inventive, captivating, and so very smart. I learned a \u003cem\u003eton\u003c\/em\u003e from this book, which will no doubt become a staple of the Scholarly Cookbook genre (and if that's not a thing, it is now!). Truly the best kind of gift, Christmas or other.\"--Wendy Mass, author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Candymakers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Secret History of Christmas Baking\u003c\/em\u003e is many things: a compendium of (sometimes strange) culinary delights, a personal remembrance of family traditions, and a whirlwind tour of the sometimes sinister, occasionally tragic, and always colorful backstories of ingredients, recipes, methods, and madnesses that flavor our most beloved holiday treats. Linda Raedisch tempers a historian's eye with wry humor and reverence. This book is a must-read for any baker, marzipan enthusiast, or kitchen witch.\"--Caren Gussoff Sumption, contributing writer for \u003cem\u003eKrampusnacht: Twelve Nights of Krampus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As an author and a historian, I was delighted to find that this work is much more than a cookbook. Linda Raedisch gives us a unique historical narrative and, along with each recipe, fascinating details that provide insights of how each dish is related to...times long past.\"--Robert A. Mayers, author of \u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eSearching for Yankee Doodle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If Mrs. Beaton, Hildegard, and The Two Fat Ladies got together with a medieval monk and had a love child, it would be \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History of Christmas Baking\u003c\/em\u003e. Linda Raedisch has made me rethink my aversion to fruitcake. Oh, and the book's peppered with crafts for when you can't face down one more cookie. I am insanely jealous that I did not write this book.\"--Natalie Zaman, award-winning author of\u003cem\u003e Magical Destinations of the Northeast\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eColor and Conjure\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Fun and engaging...A holiday gift of a book, full of fascinating history, recipes that re-create the historical Christmas of the past, and present ideas for creating new traditions...A joy to read, both enlightening and mouthwatering! You'll find yourself saying, 'I never knew that!' and wanting to try some of the traditional Christmas foods yourself.\"--Jack Santino, PhD, folklorist and author of \u003cem\u003eHalloween and Other Festivals of Life and Death\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Linda Raedisch's latest book describes itself as \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History of Christmas Baking\u003c\/em\u003e, but it is much more than that. It is a fascinating history of the remarkably violent medieval spice trade...For serious bakers, it describes the uses of a variety of spices, nuts, and other rare ingredients...It provides the promised history of baking with a variety of historical recipes, some made primarily at Christmas and some not, from Europe and Asia, as well as DIY instructions for paper crafts displayed at Christmastime in one culture or another.\"--Tom A. Jerman, author of \u003cem\u003eSanta Claus Worldwide\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction . . . 1 Getting Ready 12\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter One: The Black Land . . . 19\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: The Cake of Life . . . 29\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: Pepper Cake (Hold the Pepper) . . . 53\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: St. Nicholas's Shadow . . . 79\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: The Bitter and the Sweet . . . 93\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: All Wrapped Up . . . 123\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter Eight: The Sunny Side of the Alps . . . 141\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter Nine: Run, Run, as Fast as You Can . . . 167\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter Ten: Stirring Things Up . . . 195\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter Eleven: A Christmas Kitchen Herbal . . . 211\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Back to the Black Land . . . 255\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix . . . 257\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography . . . 265\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex . . . 287\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLinda Raedisch\u003c\/strong\u003e has been contributing crafts, recipes, and ethnobotanical lore to \u003cem\u003eLlewellyn's\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eHerbal Almanac \u003c\/em\u003esince 2012. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Old Magic of Christmas\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History of Christmad Baking\u003c\/em\u003e. Outside the kitchen, she has special interests in papercrafts, minority languages, and exploring the suburban jungle. You can follow her culinary, crafting, and linguistic adventures on Instagram @lindaraedisch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore the Surprising and Sometimes Dark Origins of Beloved Holiday Bakes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpice up your season by rolling, molding, and kneading your way through some of the world's most iconic Christmas recipes. Interspersed with tales of sailors, saints, tomb raiders, and artisans, \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History of Christmas Baking \u003c\/em\u003eproves that even the humblest holiday treat has a global backstory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDid you know that the ancient Egyptians had their own version of gingerbread or that marzipan was once considered a pharmaceutical? Linda Raedisch dispels some long-standing culinary myths and delves into the darker chapters of the West's centuries-long romance with sugar and spices. In addition to more than forty recipes for modern bakers, you'll find illustrated instructions for dressing up your cakes and cookie plates with paper stars, angels, and witches. From Linzer tartlets to Christstollen, you can turn your kitchen into an Old World Christmas market stall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eRaedisch, Linda\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLinda Raedisch\u003c\/strong\u003e has been contributing crafts, recipes, and ethnobotanical lore to \u003cem\u003eLlewellyn's\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eHerbal Almanac \u003c\/em\u003esince 2012. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Old Magic of Christmas\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History of Christmad Baking\u003c\/em\u003e. Outside the kitchen, she has special interests in papercrafts, minority languages, and exploring the suburban jungle. 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